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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22
Courts Of ConciliatiOu.

In Norway :, court OF Cancellation. con.
sisling Of t'ec judges, Is established In
every city AMI in every county district or
settlement l.oltSng ut least twenty fami-
lies or households. The judges are by the
law required TO be good men, and must
be residents Of their respective jurisdic-
tions. They are elected by the people for
a term of three years. The Office is con-
sidered a non-political one, and to elect
only the best men to fill IL has become =
custom as valid as law. As n rule only
men of mature years, independent and
with excellent standing in the community
are chosen.
The jurisdiction Of the courts does not
extend beyond civil causes. When y
party intends to sue another party on any
civil matter the first thing TO do is to
summon the adversary before the proper
court of cancellation This court holds
sessions once a week in cities, and once u
month in country districts. Three days
notice must be given in the cities, and
from six days to eight weeks in the
country districts. Lawyers are excluded.
The parties meet in person: if they have
lawful excuse they may be represented
by some Of their kin or household. The
presiding judge reads the summons, and
the complainant states his case and pre-
sents what evidence he thinks necessary
aud sufficient. Then the court requests
the summoned party TO answer the COM
plant. When both sides have been heard,
the judges state what in their judgment
would be n fair and equitable settlement
of the matter, and request the parties to
consider the uncertainty and great cost
of trial In most cases the parties, after
some deliberation, in the presence Of the
judges, come to the conclusion that it will
be best to effect settlement. The agree
ment is recorded, each pays fee OF
twenty-five cents, and they leave the
court as conciliated as friends, and with .
record Of their agreement that has the
force of final. uuimpeachable judgment.
That is the end Of the cause il the sheriff
Is not called upon to enforce the agree
ment, which may be done by the levy OF
an execution.
If the parties do not agree to agree the
court OF Cancellation certities TO that effect
and the complainant may take the case
before the court having power to try and
determine causes.-Cor. Minneapolis
Tribune.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22
Lost His DinDeP.

NJ W A. Smith. In his ''Benderloch, ~
:ela.es the following encounter between q
largr earth worm and very hungry frog:
The frog mad repeated an, desperate
Efforts 70 swallow the worm uy great
.sulps. the worm taking advantag. VI the
periodically relaxed hold to withdraw its
already engulfed end as Tar as possible.
After heightened struggle the hait
suffocated frog had managed TO gorgs
about one-half the wriggling anu s;rug-
Cling creature, when the latte. reached
the stem Of rosebush. despite the siren.
nous endeavor os the frog u prevent 1t.
No sooner had the worm reached this
than. using ii a. q point Of support, il
carefully and gradually wound itsel.
around i; until il succeeded in withdraw
ing is Who'll. length from the Giving
tomb and eoiling itself in safety round
the stem.
Froggy sat still for some seconds, dis
turbed in its mind and its interior, and
then hoped disconsolately away.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22
People Of Venezuela. Capital.

Although the Plaza Bolivar is open to
everybody, the lower classes never enter
it during concert hours, but content them
selves with listening to the music outside
the railing. Altogether have rarely met
with q more docile, well behaved people
than the lower classes Of Venezuelanos
They are poor and ignorant, but at the
same time honest and kind hearted. Rob
ts.ries are hardly known in Caracas. The
doors are left open during the day, and
even at Eight they seem to be closed only
Tor formality's sake, but not for protec-
ton. In my numerous lonely walks
through the streets at night, not only in
Caracas, but in ether towns, never met
a disorderly or drunken person. After II
O'Clock at night everything is quiet. The
few tramways crossing the city stop
shortly after 10 o'clock, and at midnight
the streets are absolutely deserted, re-
minding me often Of similar streets with
houses in city far away, at the foot Of
Mount Vesuvius-Pompeu.-E De Hesse
Wartegg in New York Sun.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22
The Childreu's Hour.

The multiplication OF books for children
has been another cause for the decay Of
the 1iresde romancer's art. The area Of
the city homes has contracted in proper
tion Us the size of the fireplace has dimih-
ished, and children are more in the way Of
their elders than they used to be. 1t has
become an easy matter to light the gas
and send the children to their books. In
stead Of recognizing the children's hour,
rs Of old, and prolonging Il at the pleasure
OF the builder OF romance, We substitute
an evening Of books AMI periodicals. In
which the masculine head Of the house
hold must not be disturbed while he
studies his newspaper, ami the wife must
be permitted to doze In silence over her
magazine, while the little ones not only
keep their tongues still, blt, am afraid,
obey only too literally the command Of the
psalmist, and ..refrain even from good
worts." At times ! am tempted to or
canize a new society for the prevention Of
torture to children, which shall assert
Their right to be both seen and heard in the
household, and l am convinced that re-
vclution in this regard cannot come too
son, unless the word home is to be ban
ished from our vocabulary Felix OldbOy
u New York Evening Pos.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22
Aastria's Remarkable DIplomaey.

There is no story in the history Of the
world more remarkable than that Of Aus
tria. 1t Is the history Of the triumph Of
diplomacy over war, and yet Of diplo-
macy dependent always for its power on
. certain kind of military strength. To
~ It seems that though undoubtedly the
heterogeneous character Of the monarchy,
which has always weakened its armies, Is
more apparent on the surface than ever,
yet that, in a contest with Russia which
should take place year or two hence,
Austria would be practically stronger
than she has been at any time in her his
tory. The Austrian armies have proba-
bly, sustained more defeats than any other
troops in Europe, yet over and again
she has become the decisive power whose
influence, thrown into the scale, has de-
termined the issue OF victorious war.
1t was her union with the allies that
proved fatal to Napoleon in 1918. Her
union with us during the campaigns Of
Marlborough is connected with some Of
the most glorious periods Of our own mil
itary history. The power OF recuperation
which she has again and again shown
after defeat has been marvellous. 1t is no
doubt due to the fact that her population,
almost entirely agricultural, has always
furnished vast supply Of hardy, healthy
soldiers; while the ma..Ses Of her rural
folk have, despite the socialism Of the
towns, been less disposed toward revolu-
tionary changes than any others in Eu-
rope. Patriotism, except in Hungary, is
no doubt difficult for the inhabitants Of
the agglomerate empire. 1t is hard to
know toward what nation their patriot
ism should be felt. Nevertheless the 10y
atty Of many races-the Tyrolese, for in
stance-and generally a certain attach
ment to the royal house, il it does not
supply all the motive power which armies
need, saves Austria from many Of the
risks which some Of her neighbors run
BlackwOod's Magazine.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22
Making Valentine. !. L..aoo.

There is one London mandatory at
which the making Of valentines goes on
all the year. 1t is the headquarters for the
production Of those combinations of laced
and silver paper, springs. notices and lit
tie punches Of colored flowers, nnd much
Of the work has to he done by hand. The
laced paper, for instance, is laid face down.
ward and filed away by hand, and the
stamped paper is but cheap German i'm
itation.. The valentines are put together
by women, the most expert Of whom can
make three dozen a day. One curious
thing about their work is that they sub
sttute she third finger Of tine right hand
fos mucilage brush, which, they say, Is
useless to lhem-BOston Budget.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22
The nibls a,A Nsvspap.r..

A clergyman Of South Norwalk, Conn,
recently preached sermon in which he
compared the newspaper with the Bible.
The following passage Is peculiarly strik-
inS: The Bibles criminal news does not
differ much from that which we may read
tomorrow. 1t contains no display head
lines, yet 1t records In the same realistic
way n murder, such - that OF Abel, or a
suicide like that Of Samson, OF Abine-
lech, or Saul. or Saul's armor bearer, or
Ahithophel Narratives Of ,hefts and rob-
berries are scattered through its pages, &C
counts Of family quarrels and separations
for cause."-Chicago Herald.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22
Men Who Want Work.

doubt il there is successful man in
the city Of New York whose door Is not
darkened every day in every week by men
whom he cannot afford to turn away; by
men who want work for what that work
will bring them; by men to whose hands
the heavy shovel and the pick are
strangers, and who wouldn't know what to
do with either the one or the other; by
men who haye q past, but whose present Is
dark, whose future is obscured; by men
to whom the temporary relief of 81 or : 10
means, oh! SO little; by men who are
clothed with the garments of despair, born
Of their utter inability to find employment
sufficiently remunerative TO keep roof
over their heads and clothing ON their
bodies, well fed.-Joe Howard's Letter.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22
Josquiu Miller's Funeral Pile.

Joaquin Miller writes from his summit
home in California that the Golden Gate
Is his doorway and that San Francisco is
at his feet. This is, Of course no refiec-
ton on the size Of Joaquin's feet The
good poet is speaking figuratively. Miller
believes in cremation and has prepared his
own funeral pile. l: is on the top of high
hill When death comes" he says, Il
shall be laid on that high heap OF wood in
the blankets in which I die. The men
who lay me there will light their cigars
with the same hand that lights the wood
pile and go down to breakfast, while
I, phew' up TO God in clouds Of smoke. {"
New York World.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22
A Weary surfei. Of Household Art,

'.Here, come out into our sitting room,
will you'' said a gentleman the other
night Il just want to show you how art
can be prostituted. NJ, wife has gone and
bought a stove and paid $,5 for it-$40
for the heating apparatus and $35 for
those nickel girncracks and figures on it
and those tiles jammed into it. l told her
she had no sense Of the fitness Of things.
II we want nickel statuettes and tiles
let's have 'em where they belong and not
on q pesky stove. A stove is made to
give warmth, not To serve as crockery
cabinet. The next step will be ar. coal
hods, art dishpans, art potato barrels and
art rat traps. The palmer and less con-
spicuous stove Is the better. A stove
covered with these gewgaws is as out Of
place rs coal HEAVIER going to work In .
dress suit and patent leather pumps. -
Buffalo Courier.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22
A Buffalo mild-man wears . nickle five

A Buffalo mild-man wears . nickle five
cent piece IS watch charm and gives tbs
reason: ''Over wear ago took this nickel
which was then beautifully gold plated, sS
. i've dollar gold piece. In payment Of .
bill. As soon As detected the fraud l took
It back to the woman who had passed It on
me, but she refused to make it good. So I
kept it on my watch chain and kept o. sup
nlying her with milk. But now evesy day
make her milk ne-fOurth water. aDa once
. week credit her with. one f0sstA the
amount Of her milk bill. When the sum
total standing to her credit Is q %, she
shall have pure milk once more. and not
until then. She knows the milk IL watefed,
but whenever she shows an inclinatis0 to
complain, handle the nickel and say that
my milk ID q pure q gold.' That set
ties it,
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22
Source OF the Tin Supply.

It Is not generally known that the bulk
of the product Of the world is from the
straits settlements on the Malay peninsula
or Malncca in the southern part Of Asia.
The mining there is TINT of blood tim"
not rock, and this means that il is taken
from the lowlands near the mountains,
where it is found in seams or pockets, ten
or twenty feet or more below the surface
level, in the shape Of or appearing like
coarse black sand, with here and there q
mixture Of tin. The ore Is smelted in
slabs Of irregular shape at the mines and
sent to Penang and Singapore to be re-
smelted in regular marketable slabs or
blocks, and at the same time purified. and
then to be shipped. The tin mining,
capital and labor, is practically in the
hands Of the Chinese.-The Age Of Steel.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22

The dyspeptic traveller is q scowl in
transitu-an incarnation of the misery
which repels company, whether loving it
or not. He Is lit Of sickness on legs
an incipient horror always threatening to
break forth. AS you look ut his frown-
ing countenance You feel that il he has
not murder in his heart he has in his
stomach, and the two organs are not SO
very far away from each other. He
loathes all the incidents Of his tour, and
apparently goes to one place merely be-
cause he is disgusted with another. He
strews criticism wherever he looks, and
would have made the world with its pres
ent surface on the inside If he had been
given the contract-Will Carleton.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22
Average New England Man.

What the average New England man
of birth and breeding is today it is no,
altogether pleasant TO contemplate. He
is usually neither fish, flesh nor good red
herring. Thoroughly un-American. and
only hybrid English, French or Italian, as
his European wanderings have happened
to affect him. he is physically fragile,
nervous and refined to the point of fem
ininity. Mentally he is a victim Of over.
culture and has lost all grasp of matter III
his concern as to manner, caring less fol
ideas than for correct expression, and,
while the scion Of q young people. jaded,
blase and satiated. Brooklyn Eagle.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22
A View Of Ostrich Feather.
Give me two osr rich seatsr"


A stout, red checked young country
man, who had been five minutes waiting
his turn among the crowd Of people who
were buying tickets TO see .'Harbor
Lights" at Miners theatre last night,
slapped down Sc bill before Treasurer
McDonough rs he spoke.
Mr.. McDorough is used to meeting all
sorts Of demands from all sorts Of people
but this one swamped him.
'Give you whatS" he inquired
1.-TWO ostrich seatsr' said the would be
patron of the drama impatiently.
What in the world do you meant"
asked Mr.. McDonough desperately.
what have You on that there sign up
there,' said The couutryman disdainfully.
"O-r-c-h-e-s-tr-a, ostrich seats; price one
dollar. That's what want"
He got the best two that were Left In the
house.-Newark News.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22
A New Dairy Machine.

A new dairy machine, invented by NJ.
Magnetic, Of Paris, has been described by
Professor James Long 1t extracts the
moisture from butter, or the whey from
soft cheese. by means Of suction. The
vase Of the machine consists Of reservoir
which has india rubber sides, and at the
bottom piece of perforated metal Of fine
quality. This communicates With an as
pirating pump and a reservoir for the
liquid which is drawn out BY the vacuum
created by working the machine. Fltra-
tion Is rapid, and in few moments the
curd is solid and ready to be placed into
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22
Ayers Cherry PectoraI

which used moderately and in small
dosesD at the first recurrence of n cold
or any chest difficulty, and from which
! invariably found relief. This was
over IS years ago. With all sorts of
exposure, in all sorts Of climates, have
never. 10 this day, had any cold nor
any affection Of the throat or lungs
which did not yield to AYERS CHERRY.
PKcrORAL within "a hours.
OF course / have never allowed my
self to be without this remedy III all my
VOYAGES and travels. Under my own
observation, it has given relief to vast
numbers Of persons: while in acute cases
Of pulmonary inflammation, such as
Group aid ,iiphtheria in children, life
has been preserved through its effects.
I recommend its use in light but fire.
quent doses. Properly administered, In
aC,,ordnn with your directiols il is
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22
Westphalia Hams.

Spanish hog meat and Wsstphalia homs
are said to owe their peculiar cxceilenco
to the swine being fed on mast. which our
limited forests cannot to any extent allow
1t is said that peck OF acorns day, with
n little bran, will make u hog increase ouu
pound in weight daily for two months TO-
rpthcr Time
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22

He tat Chicago evening entertain
ment-Do you know that very brilliant
looking woman at the piano. Miss Breezy
Miss Breezy-Oh. yes, intimately. l
will be glad To present you, Mr.. Waldo.
lAdyt
Miss Breezy-Yes; she has been un-
married twice-New York Sun.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22
Georgia has ono fortune teller who can be

Georgia has ono fortune teller who can be
depended on. She Is young girl and was
recently thought to be . Gypsy BY wid-
over who is looking for young wife. and
was therefore anxious to know the future.
The girl said she'd tell the past and the fu-
ture. and. having first received good fee.
she told the man to take OF his hat. He
did. Then she said: You took OF your
hat; you will put It back on. God loves
you. and II you don't look sharp the devil
will get YOU" The fortune teller then
walked away and left him standing looking
like the boy the calf ran over"
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22
E.si,.a r-..-.e,.s,s. 100 Tear, Ar.

EnG11o1 kIOoNDetotSoo IOO Hoon ~.
It Is curious to note that according to
Thomas Dilworthy's ''Guide to the Eng
lish Tongue" which was accepted - q
standard in pronunciation by polite Eng.
lish society OF century ago. the vowel
sounds in file are foil, bile and boil were
pronounced alike. as also were those In
tour and tower, are and air, dew and do.
Chicago Herald.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22

Snow, here is something you'll like, >"
said the manager Of the tile works, as he
was showing some ladies the process OF
manufacture: Texts Of Scripture on tiles
for mantel ornamentation." ''Oh," re-
piled Mrs. Fangle, i've often heard oil
textile manufactures, but l never saw
them before It'd Bits.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22

Ths bronze statue Of Gen. Schuyler has
been placed in its niche in the Schuyler
vile monument. One niche, which Is
always to remain vacant, is inscribed with
the uame Of Bsnsdict ArpOld.-New York
Tribune.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22

The Alaskan Indian Is pre-eminently
the dude Of his race. He is always clad
| IN handsome furs or blankets, anH carries
walking stick which Is often beautiful
specimen OF elaborate carving. Chicago
News
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22

The police force of Nicholsvills. KY. in
do lged In queer freak on Saturday night.
They got drunk. chief and all. and pro-
ds'sled to demollsh all the bar-roons in
oWn.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22
A Priceless Blessing

in any house. speak earnestly because
I feel earnestly. have known many
cases Of apparently confirmed bronchitis
and cough, with loss Of voice. particu-
larly among clergymen and other public
speakers. perfectly cured by this medi-
cine. Faithfully yours.
L. EDWARDS LESTER.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22

Ivory Starch. plain finish or high Solish.
harmless. always ready and reliable. 9rocers.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22
Ayers Cherry PectoraI,

Prepared BY DR.. j. C. Aver Co, Lowell, Mass
ost3 BY al Druggists and Dealers 10 A-dieins-,
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22

Nearly 200 kinds Of gold filling an
now made for teeth.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-12-22

The Chinese narcissus can be grown in tho
house in earth, sand, moss or water A way
Of growing it which is quite interesting is to
take q dish four or five inches deep and put
some small stones into it; on these stones set
the bulbs and pour in water enough to reach
the bottom of them Do not set away in ths
dark, es isrecommended is for most other bulba
In few days they will begin to grow and
will flower in six or eight weeks
1bankfri for Anything.
Bobby was at neighbor's, and in Response
to piece of bread and butter politely said:
"Thank you" That's right, Bobby" MD
the lady. Il like to hear little boys ay
Thank you "Yes. ma told me must ny
that il you gave me anything to sat, even II
It .aSn't nothing but bread and buttss."-
Christian Advocate.